whose就是引导一个定语从句,并且本身在定语从句中承担的成分也是定语.翻译的时候常常是表示“谁的”这样的所属关系.

比如：I like this house whose window faces east. 我喜欢这间房子,它的窗户是面朝东方的.

whose 是定语从句中一个常用的关系代词,表" …… 的"之意；它可以指"人的",也可以指"物的"；既可以引导限制性定语从句,也可以引导非限制性定语从句.

一，whose + n .可作主语,宾语,功能与 which ,whom (who )相同.

Mr King ,whose legs were badly hurt ,was quickly taken to hospital .

The boss in whose department Mr King worked had heard about the accident .

二，whose 既可引导限制性定语从句,又可引导非限制性定语从句.

whose意思是“谁的”，在定语从句中充当定语，所以whose后面可以接名词，其先行词可以是人也可以是物，比如：The woman whose son has gone abroad is my English teacher.